Muscari 2018

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This very dark muscari was grown from seed as M. commutatum but last year someone on the Forum questioned that and the consensus seems to be that it most likely a form of Muscari neglectum.
The beastie which is obvious on a flower in the close-up is the dreaded red-legged earth mite
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[LucS]

This very dark muscari was grown from seed as M. commutatum but last year someone on the Forum questioned that and the consensus seems to be that it most likely a form of Muscari neglectum.
The beastie which is obvious on a flower in the close-up is the dreaded red-legged earth mite
cheers
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Looks like M. neglectum to me. Attached a photo of M. neglectum from Armenia to compare.

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Looks like M. neglectum to me. Attached a photo of M. neglectum from Armenia to compare.

Hi Luc,
yes, last year when I posted pics of it Ashley said that it was most likely M. neglectum.
The ones in the pic were planted out a few years ago and have proliferated so will require relocating!
Here is Muscari inconstrictum grown from seed from Kurt Vickery
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Muscari armeniacum and 2 pics of Muscari azureum which is just starting
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Muscari inconstrictum grown from AGS Seedex 2009
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Muscari muscarimi in bud and in flower - ours has not increased and has not set seed - perhaps it needs to be moved?
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[Maggi Young]

Muscari muscarimi in bud and in flower - ours has not increased and has not set seed - perhaps it needs to be moved?
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I've noticed this  isn't keen to increase. Cannot say I've been looking for seed on it , so I suppose that means it didn't set any here either!


...... cue someone to say they've acres of it  !!

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Muscari armeniacum ex 'Gul' AGS Seedex 2008 - pics taken over 3 days.
There has been discussion before about the naming of the parent of these seedlings. I believe that the Wallises named it 'Gul' but as that is simply Turkish for "pink" or "rose" someone said that they could not use it and so they decided on 'Gul Delight'. However in all discussion of it recently I've just seen it called 'Gul'. As these are seedlings they cannot be called by the same name so I just label them ex 'Gul (Delight)'
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A couple of unlabelled muscari relatives in flower in the garden.
The first is a bellevalia I think and the next is a leopoldia similar to L. comosum but without the top-knot
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... and the next is a leopoldia similar to L. comosum but without the top-knot

On the MGS Forum Oron has identified the Leopoldia as Leopoldia spreizenhoferi and it has now developed the "top knot"
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[Yann]

wonderful show Fermi

[Yann]

Muscari szovitsianum, related to armeniacum
Pseudomuscari pallens

[Yann]

after several reports it's not armeniacum, any idea?

[pehe]

Nice little one.
Is it always that early?

Poul

[Maggi Young]

Muscari szovitsianum, related to armeniacum

Suggested as  Pseudomuscari pallens